Houston Summit for the Creative Economy

Cross-pollinating the voodoo cant of business motivational speaking with the gobbledygook of public arts policy (am I being too negative here?) 300 "fire-starters" will collaborate to "improve Houston’s climate for creativity and innovation" at the first annual Houston Summit for the Creative Economy. The $100 pow-wow starts at 8am Friday, October 22 and runs all day at Janice and Robert McNair Hall on the Rice University campus. Lunch is included. The meeting is organized by fundraising consultant George Worthington’s Creative Houston.

4 days agoby glasstire#Repost@morgangrasham ・・・ Check out this article by @glasstire critiquing Clay + Things at @site131 (open until December 14). "The standouts of the show are the collaborative works of Eric and Morgan Grasham. Eric’s ceramic vessels are freestanding objects that are inserted into Morgan’s taxidermied animal hides. The vessels and daggers are functionally removable, though they discourage viewer handling with their grandiose flourishes and mason-stained brilliance. Morgan’s taxidermy is expressive in ways that showcase the majesty of form, and they’re terrifying objects of grace and power. The artists are experts in the language of their respective mediums, and are clear